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worlds slowest fanfic author tries really really hard

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i need a fucking vacation

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all this, and love too

Buck’s in Hershey on a rare visit to see his parents in between the shows Chimney has him doing in New York, and battling with a bout of truly incredible insomnia, when he finds out. “Tommy Kinard, breakout star of blockbusters ‘Masks’ and ‘Capsized’ files for divorce” He’s a little indignant, bristling, that Tommy didn’t tell him personally. He reminds himself, with an odd, painful little twist in his gut, that Tommy doesn’t owe him anything, actually, no matter what happened in Texas.

OR Buck and Tommy navigate Hollywood, the closet, and the kind of love that swallows you whole

read on ao3

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can i say something?

at what point do we need to be asking ao3 to actually do something meaningful about these fics?

tagged or not I shouldn't have to mass filter out a bunch of fics I might like and that someone worked hard on just to avoid an increasingly deranged stream of csa-themed ragebait. there's a difference between being expected to moderate my own experience and being forced to limit what i read because of one loser using the archive's policies in bad faith.

i'm not saying ban anything or start trying to dictate how people tag, but there needs to be a way to properly block individual anonymous users because clearly the current tools aren't enough.

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It's been a weird Wednesday, and writing is no exception. I don't actually know if this goes to the WIP where I put it, or if it will stay in anything at all. But it's late, and I'm sore, and things aren't getting any clearer, so have some random Tommy rambles while this long ass week winds down.

Thanks to @heartstringsduet @strandnreyes @carlossreaders @lemonlyman-dotcom @paperstorm @alrightbuckaroo and @rcmclachlan for the tags. 😘

He’d thought that life had finally cut him a break, or at least shown him some small shred of mercy. That after years of denying himself and then hating himself and the utter shit show that was both at the same time, the world would let him have this: some alternate universe sort of shaped like his life, just one where he wasn’t alone. Where he could be a brief distraction for someone who made him feel things that didn’t normally exist in his nature. And years from now — when he was the sage gay elder in someone else’s story, perpetually single and a little sad, or when he’d settled down at sixty with someone pleasant enough to share hobbies and holidays and something like a home — he could look back and remember that, for some tiny slice of time, he had been bright and happy and wanted, and the beautiful boy he'd kissed into questioning everything had looked at him like he was the answer.

Tagging in @liminalmemories21 @never-blooms @rmd-writes @reyesstrand @anincompletelist @cha-melodius @herefortarlos @carlos-in-glasses @ladytessa74 @walkinginland @firenati0n @carlos-tk @whatsintheboxmh @afiendishthingynisba @chococara25 @orchidscript @bonheur-cafe @firstprince-history-huh @tellmegoodbye @emsprovisions and @welcometololaland.

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some season 1 buck! <3

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fair warning avoid this fic its not tagged and the author did so purposely

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9-1-1 Buck and Tommy | 8x15 Lab Rats

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I'm volunteering for a literary journal right now and there's two things I think you all should know.

1. Most people that submit to literary journals are cis white men. We know this because our journal has an anonymous survey about demographics for people that submit.

2. Most things that get submitted to the creative non fiction section are on the level of middle school "What I did over the summer" essays.

I cannot see the demographics of the people whose essays I'm reading, but guys, if you are wondering if you should submit your work to a literary journal or not, I promise you that just in terms of statistics there are a lot of mediocre cis white men and people in general confidently submitting weird crap that isn't literature to literature magazines. Do it. Submit your work. Please. If you want there to be more diversity in literature, be the diversity. Do it. Do it do it do it.

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(old) fic: 8x15/16 interstitials (ao3)

lol so

i wrote a series of short filler stories while we waited for 8x16 and 8x17 back in may. they were so embarrassingly hopeful and wrong that i never put them on the ao3- until now! because s9 production is starting up again and i'm going to keep being hopeful and wrong :) mostly wrong :)

anyway here they are! (original tumblr links at the top of each chapter)

1. the rooftop love confession (8x15 spec) (2025-04-14) 2. my partner (8x15/16 interstitial) (2025-05-03) 3. visiting hours (8x15/16 interstitial) (2025-05-06) 4. the night of (8x15 coda) (2025-05-08)

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Guys, it got so much freaking worse. KOSA is bad, but SCREEN is even worse, somehow.

"Sen. Mike Lee has introduced the SCREEN ACT, a bill that applies the "harmful to minors" standard used to ban LGBTQ+ books and resources in schools and libraries and apply it nationally to the internet.

Any site that has any amount of material "harmful to minors" would be forced to employ surveillance tech (biometric scans, ID uploads, background checks) to prevent minors from accessing "pornography."

You will not be surprised to learn that this is backed by the Heritage Foundation.

Unlike some of the state age-verification laws, many of which are being challenged in court, SC will be enforced by the FTC, which has the ability to levy fines, raid business and freeze bank accounts. Yes, meaning that even non-for-profits like Ao3 will suffer.

This is something for all US users to keep on their radar. Call your reps, call your senators, and spread the word to protect our archive!"

- When talking with Republicans play up the fact that this would force Elon to implement age verification systems on X (yes do call it X during the call). Elon's been threatening to primary Republicans who stand in his way so there's fear of him. Also play up concerns about "Liberals" doxxing people or Chinese hackers.

- When talking with Democrats, play up the connections to Project 2025 and suggest voters will not be happy to see Democrats siding with it.

Republicans:

Ted Cruz, Texas (Chairman) - Phone: (202) 224-5922

John Thune, South Dakota - Phone: (202) 224-2321

Roger Wicker, Mississippi - Phone: (202) 224-6253

Deb Fischer, Nebraska - Phone: (202) 224-6551

Jerry Moran, Kansas - Phone: (202) 224-6521

Dan Sullivan, Alaska - Phone: (202) 224-3004

Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee - Phone: (202) 224-3344

Todd Young, Indiana - Phone: (202) 224-5623

Ted Budd, North Carolina - (202) 224-3154

Eric Schmitt, Missouri - (202) 224-5721

John Curtis, Utah - Phone: (202) 224-5251

Bernie Moreno, Ohio - Phone: 202-224-2315

Tim Sheehy, Montana - Phone: (202) 224-2644

Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia - Phone: (202) 224-6472

Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming - Phone: (202) 224-3424

Democrats:

Maria Cantwell, Washington (Ranking Member) - Phone: (202) 224-3441

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota - Phone: (202) 224-3244

Brian Schatz, Hawaii - Phone: (202) 224-3934

Ed Markey, Massachusetts - Phone: (202) 224-2742

Gary Peters, Michigan - Phone: (202) 224-6221

Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin - Phone: (202) 224-5653

Tammy Duckworth, Illinois - Phone: (202) 224-2854

Jacky Rosen, Nevada - Phone: (202) 224-6244

Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico - Phone: (202) 224-6621

John Hickenlooper, Colorado - Phone: (202) 224-5941

John Fetterman, Pennsylvania - Phone: (202) 224-4254

Andy Kim, New Jersey - Phone: (202) 224-4744

Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware - Phone: (202) 224-2441

SCRIPT

Hi, my name is [], and I am one of Senator []’s constituents. I live in [city, zip code - leave your full address if leaving a voicemail].

I am calling in regards to a bill that was recently introduced in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transport: the SCREEN act.

I am asking Senator [] to either take no action or vote against this bill because of its implications for freedom of speech. [insert one of the other concerns listed above]. Thank you for your time and for listening to my concerns.

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inspired by the “Buck never saw Tommy naked” I present:

it’s 5 years into the future. Buck and Tommy are happily married. but there’s one problem: Buck still hasn’t seen Tommy naked. all the fucking in the world yet he hasn’t once been able to see Tommy shirtless. (Oh the humanity!)

until today.

it’s a quiet day, one where both of them miraculously have the day off. and it started normal enough. In the kitchen, Buck whips up breakfast while Tommy’s busy in the shower.

and then?

“Evan, have you seen my razor?” Tommy yells.

Before Buck can respond, Tommy rounds the corner with a towel fastened around his waist. And all Buck can do is stare. Stare at the drips of water cascading down those abs, the pebbled nipples, the scars dotting his flank.

It’s glorious. Life-changing. Reaffirming.

“Evan?” The voice is muffled under the loud thuds echoing in Buck’s ears.

“Come here,” Buck replies. The voice is gruff, filled with lust. Tommy’s lip quirks, and he acquiesces.

Buck finds the towel and tugs… only to groan loudly.

“Shorts?! Really??”

“Evan, you know I’m a never-nude.”

That’s right. Tommy Kinard suffers from Never Nude, a psychological fear of being fully nude.

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man sometimes I just get really sad and idk why

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Canon Queer of the Day:

Tommy Kinard

Thomas “Tommy” Kinard is a character from 9-1-1! He is canonically gay and has an ex-boyfriend named Evan Buckley, as well as an ex-fiancée named Abigail Clark.

Submitted by Anonymous

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a few people requested more vampire buck so i figured i'd finally finish this one! i love u vampire buck..... <3

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trigger warning: suicide

something that’s been bugging me about The Old Guard 2 regarding Booker …

I don’t remember “an expiration date” being the talking point in the first movie. Because that doesn’t actually feel like Booker’s issue. And he doesn’t present it that way in the first film.

They have an “expiration date” as immortals. And like mortals, they don’t know when death is going to come. Look at Lykon. Look at Andy. Look at the way Nicky and Joe look for each other when they wake up from death each time — there were stakes even when death was somewhat tamed.

Booker’s issue in the first film is that he missed his real family, he’s lonely and depressed and tired of living. Get in line, buddy. But the nature of his immortality meant he didn’t get the choice to leave this earth when he wanted. He wanted that choice, and fair enough. But in trying to achieve that choice, he took autonomy away from his friends.

In the second film, his real family is never mentioned, and his desire to die is framed as wanting “an expiration date” but he does have one as an immortal! they all do!

moot point now because he got what he wanted. Booker wasn’t even my favorite character by a long shot, but this particular switch in the narrative reasoning for him irks me a lot.

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— eurydice